Train travellers, great news for you!
In view of the passenger rush that is expected during the festival of Holi, the Indian Railways has confirmed the launch and extension of many special services. Scroll down to learn more.
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> The North Western Railway will be connecting two important state capitals via special services.
Train no. 09731 Jaipur–Bhopal Special will run on 16th and 18th February. It will depart from its source at 3:30 PM, and will arrive at Bhopal at 6:20 AM the next day.
Train no. 09732 Bhopal–Jaipur Special will run on 17th and 19th February. It will depart from its source at 9:45 AM, and will arrive at Jaipur at 2 AM the next day.
> The East Central Railway shared information about 16 trains that will be operated in the coming days to manage the festival rush.
Some of these are:
- Train no. 04064 Anand Vihar Terminus–Jogbani Holi Special will run on 4th and 11th March.
- Train no. 04063 Jogbani–Anand Vihar Terminus Holi Special will run on 6th and 13th March.
- Train no. 04412 Anand Vihar Terminus–Saharsa Holi Special will take three trips from 2nd to 9th March.
- Train no. 04411 Saharsa–Anand Vihar Terminus Holi Special will take three trips from 3rd to 10th March.
You can read about the other trains and their routes here.
> The Western Railway notified about two new special services in view of the Mahashivratri Fair in Junagadh.
In addition, coaches will be added to four trains. You can view the complete notification here:
महाशिवरात्री मेले के उपलक्ष में राजकोट-जूनागढ़ के बीच चलायी जाएगी स्पेशल ट्रेन। @WesternRly pic.twitter.com/w4ORgJc8g0
— DRM Rajkot Divisionᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@wrdrmrjt) February 14, 2023
Also read: Special Trains Announced for February and March
> Finally, the Western Railway will also be extending the number of trips for four services that run between major cities across the zone.
Here are the routes and other details:
WR extends the trips of 4 pairs of Spl Trains on Spl Fare on the same composition, timings and path, for the convenience of passengers.
Bkg of extended trips of Trn Nos. 02200, 01906, 04166 & 04168 opens from 17.02.2023 at PRS counters & IRCTC website@RailMinIndia @drmbct pic.twitter.com/uIMlOynYon
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) February 15, 2023
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